Worldwide Day of Play

World Vegetarian Day on October 1;

International Coffee Day on October 1 (At a meeting on 3–7 March 2014, a decision was taken by the International Coffee Organization to launch the first official International Coffee Day in Milan as part of Expo 2015);

Balloons Around The World Day on October 1;

World Cocoa and Chocolate Day on October 1;

International Gaucher Disease Day on October 1;

Occupational Therapy Month and Rett Syndrome Awareness Month in Canada on October 1;

Mental Illness Awareness Week and Human papilloma virus Prevention Week in Canada on October 1 (October 1 to 7);

Bipolar Awareness Day in the UK on October 1 (Held on the first Tuesday in October);

Children's Day in El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka on October 1;

World Day for Farmed Animals on October 2;

World No Alcohol Day on October 2;

World Farm Animals Day on October 2;

International Walk and Bike to School Day on October 2 (the first Wednesday in October);

Medical Technologist's Day in Chile on October 2;